William Delday

William Delday (July 25, 1913 – December 11, 1979) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1959 to 1967 as a member of the Social Credit caucus in government.

William Delday
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
June 18, 1959  May 23, 1967
Preceded byBryce Stringam
Succeeded byFred Mandeville
ConstituencyBow Valley-Empress
Personal details
Born(1913-07-25)July 25, 1913
Foxwarren, Manitoba[1]
DiedDecember 11, 1979(1979-12-11) (aged 66)[2]
Political partySocial Credit
Occupationpolitician

Political career

Delday first ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in the 1959 general election. He stood as the Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Bow Valley-Empress. He defeated incumbent MLA Bryce Stringam by a comfortable majority to pick up the seat for his party.[3]

In the 1963 general election Delday won a three-way race with a large majority.[4]

Delday retired from the Assembly at dissolution in 1967.

References

  1. Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1965). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P.G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  2. "Bow Valley-Empress results 1959". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  3. "Bow Valley-Empress results 1963". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
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